"Controversy Grows Over Islamic Headscarf in Turkey
By Amberin Zaman
Ankara, Turkey
23 November 2005
Turkish women who cover their heads are vowing to pursue their battle to ease bans on the Islamic headscarf in Turkish schools and government offices. Many acknowledge that a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in mid-November in favor of the ban has weakened their case. Others blame the ruling Islam-rooted Justice and Development Party for not doing enough to end the exclusion of covered women from the national education system. From the Turkish capital Amberin Zaman reports for VOA on an issue that continues to divide overtly pious and pro-secular Turks."
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